mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
correct location; correct position
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
meaning of a word; sense of a word
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
instruction; direction; briefing
observance of the Buddha's teachings
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
priest soldier; warrior monk
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
this world; this life; world of the living
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
biological younger brother
to find fault with; to question
assorted colors; assorted colours
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to mask oneself; to lie down